ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has barred pilgrims from traveling by road to Iran and Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, citing heightened security risks, and has mandated air travel instead for the annual religious commemoration, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday.
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Three new polio cases push Pakistan’s yearly total to 17, eradication efforts persist
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s long-running battle to eradicate polio suffered a blow on Saturday as health officials confirmed three new cases of the crippling disease, bringing the total number of infections this year to 17.
Bus crash in Punjab kills 9, injures 30 on major motorway
ISLAMABAD: A bus crash on Islamabad-Lahore Motorway killed nine people, including four children, and injured 30 others Sunday morning after a tire blowout sent the vehicle into a ditch near the Balkassar Interchange.
Floods ravage Gilgit-Baltistan, killing 10 and displacing thousands as climate crisis deepens
ISLAMABAD: Devastating floods in Pakistan’s northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan have claimed at least 10 lives and caused widespread destruction, prompting urgent appeals for federal aid as the area grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change.
Pakistan braces for new monsoon deluge, flash flood threat July 29-31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is bracing for a fresh onslaught of monsoon rains from July 29 to 31, with meteorologists warning of potential flash floods, urban flooding, and landslides across multiple regions.
Pakistan presses social media giants to block terrorist accounts
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Friday issued an urgent call to global social media companies to immediately block accounts operated by banned terrorist groups, accusing them of exploiting platforms like X, Facebook, and WhatsApp to spread propaganda that threatens both national and international security.
Heavy rainfall and flooding devastate Pakistan, death toll climbs to 258
ISLAMABAD: Heavy rainfall and relentless flooding have swept across Pakistan, claiming at least six lives in the past 24 hours and driving the nation’s monsoon death toll to 258, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported on Thursday.
Islamabad High Court suspends order to investigate blasphemy law misuse
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday suspended an earlier order directing the government to form a commission to investigate the misuse of the nation’s blasphemy laws, a deeply contentious issue that has sparked violence and public unrest across the country.
SCP denounces ‘weaponising’ infertility against women in legal disputes
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Wednesday condemned what it called a “distressing and sorrowful” practice: wielding infertility, or even its mere suspicion, as a cudgel against women in legal disputes.
Monsoon onslaught: Death toll climbs to 252 as floods and landslides devastate Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon death toll climbed to 252 on Wednesday, with 10 more fatalities reported amid relentless rains that have unleashed flooding, landslides, and house collapses nationwide, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.